Core Research Facilities

A University of Guelph Core Research Facility (CRF) provides access to state-of-the-art research services, analyses, instrumentation, technologies, expertise and training needed and utilised by many investigators to conduct their research. Normally, a CRF will be too expensive, complex, or specialized for an individual investigator to cost-effectively sustain. A CRF will be broadly available to many researchers to conduct their research activities, irrespective of their administrative affiliation and with no requirement for collaboration or co-authorship.

University of Guelph CRFs will have formal institutional recognition, through the Office of the Vice-President Research. CRFs must be broadly available to all University of Guelph with no requirement for research collaboration or co-authorship other than normal acknowledgement based on contributions in accordance with normal research practices. CRFs will have institutional support and an approved governance model, generally involving multiple Colleges. CRFs will be managed professionally by Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP) who provide resources, expertise, and instrumentation for both expert and non-expert researchers with services that are accessible, timely, reliable, and quality controlled. CRFs may provide a range of support services including, consultation, training, experimental design, sample preparation, data analysis and interpretation, and technology development.